Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Sep 08, 2008 2:37 pm Hi All,
DW has managed to get a good deal on flush mount (i.e. in wall/ in ceiling) speakers (8" 100W speakers for $40 each) for my distributed audio system, so I'm thinking of using similar speakers for the 7.1 home theatre system as well. Any pitfalls in this approach ... specifically, are flush mount satellites worse than free standing ones when it comes to sound quality? ... if so, is the difference noticable to the layman? The other issue I have with these flush mounts is the colour - they only come in white, but my theatre walls and ceiling are black (a very dark grey to be precise) ... is it normally possible to paint these speakers to match the wall/ ceiling? Re: Home Theatre Speakers 2Sep 08, 2008 4:06 pm Hi mate.
My honest opinion on this is not one that you or some others here will really want to hear.... however, keep scrolling down if you still want to hear it.... ...... Re: Home Theatre Speakers 3Sep 08, 2008 4:15 pm Here goes....
Cheap speakers sound cheap. As with many other things, you get what you pay for. Yes they make a sound, and yes they can probably go a bit loud too. And, even cheap 8" In-ceiling speakers will likely sound better than little cube speakers that cost around the same (purely because they are bigger and can handle more power which means they won't distort as quickly...), but speakers that cheap will never sound as nice as some where a reputable speaker manufacturer has actually taken some time and effort to use materials of reasonable quality and properly build and test their speakers to produce a half decent result (unlike the cheapies, which are made to a copied spec with the cheapest materials available). You're going to some effort to put a reasonably thought-out system into your house, but I believe you're doing that system a disservice by putting cheap speakers into such important roles. There is cheap, and then there is cheap-n-nasty, and I personally believe 8" In-ceilings @ $40 each are in the cheap-n-nasty category... Re: Home Theatre Speakers 4Sep 08, 2008 7:30 pm Rodda There is cheap, and then there is cheap-n-nasty, and I personally believe 8" In-ceilings @ $40 each are in the cheap-n-nasty category... Spot on!! For a known brand like Jamo / Paradigm etc you need to spend around $3-400 a pair for 8"... There are some good speakers (not great for home theatre) in ceilings that startg around the $100 mark... Re: Home Theatre Speakers 5Sep 09, 2008 8:50 am Thanks for the replies ... and I do appreciate the honesty.
The speakers I'm talking about are advertised online at $325 per pair, but I can get them for $80/ pair thru' a contact. The specs for the speakers are here ... http://www.hillshomesolutions.com.au/arbitrage/pages/85/music_brochure.pdf Can't afford to fork out $200+ per pair of speakers (I need at least 8 pairs for DA), so this is a really good deal for me ... may be I'll buy a single pair and test before buying the lot. And my other question again ... are flush mount satellites worse than free standing ones when it comes to sound quality? Re: Home Theatre Speakers 6Sep 09, 2008 10:58 am To get a flush mounted in-ceiling or in-wall speaker to sound as good as an equivalent traditional cabinet speaker (in it's own cabinet) there are more variables and negative factors to have to negate or compensate for, so more needs to be done (and more money spent) with them to get them to produce the same level of quality output.
So, simply, you wouldn't need to spend as much on a good pair of cabinet (eg. bookshelf) speakers to sound as good as an equally good sounding pair of in-walls or in-ceilings. Re: Home Theatre Speakers 7Sep 11, 2008 10:35 am Ok, I've decided to go with free-standing speakers for the home theatre.
Now I need some help with the placement of these ... particularly height. This is my current plan ... Front left & right - 1000mm above floor (ear level) Front centre - 500mm above floor (lowered from ear level to clear projector screen) Side & Rear surrounds - 2000mm above floor Questions: 1 Does the centre has to be at the same height as the left & right? if so, can I place it behind the screen? 2 Do the surrounds need to be raised/ lowered than above level? And do they need to be angeled downwards towards the seating? My theatre is 3.6m x 5.2m ... For horizontal placement I'm thinking of following this diagram Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Home Theatre Speakers 8Sep 11, 2008 3:13 pm Diagram is good enough.
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